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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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